Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded $7,997,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #0011 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract for the repair of ammunition handling wharves W4/5 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The work to be performed
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the proposal of delegation of enhanced financial powers to the Ministry of Shipping for Port Projects in the Public and Private Partnership mode in line with NHDP projects in the roads sector. Henceforth for projects costing more than Rs. 500 crore, a
Twenty-year-old Tynnan Byrne has added another trophy to his pool room after winning the Apprentice Of The Year Award for the Earthmover and Civil Contractors annual awards night in Sydney last week. Tynnan has worked with Sunshine Coast dredging, civil construction and marine engineering company, H
According to a news release, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Northwest Rankin Middle School’s cafeteria to discuss a proposed comprehensive dredging plan. ”The preliminary meetings were held with a few leaseholders and a dredging plan
A pre-dredging hydrographic survey at the Beypore Port has officially begun, according to indiatimes.com. This project is being carried out by the hydrographic wing of the Kerala Ports. The Kerala State Maritime Development Corporation hopes to commence dredging by the first week of October. “The dr
Aqaba Container Terminal, the world’s gateway to Jordan and beyond, held on Monday the 24th of September a roundtable event, during which it shared its latest developments regarding the berth expansion project, post Eid operations, and its strategic future plans. Hosted at the Intercontinental Hotel
The first consignment of wheat for the year 2012 on behalf of the Government of India (GOI) was exported from Port of Pipavav on September 20, 2012. The vessel MV Spar Canis sailed from the port with a total of 36,750.082 MT on board. The cargo is being exported by the GOI to Pt. Indofood […]
According to nwitimes.com, the equipment for the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal dredging project still has not been delivered. Mike Nguyen, project manager, stated: ”Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were scheduled to begin removing contaminated sediment from the waterways early this m
Coastline Surveys has taken delivery of their new Datem 5000 CPT System (C-Pen35). After a series of robust acceptance tests the system was delivered on-time to Scotland and has immediately commenced work on a cable route survey in the North Sea for the Renewables Sector. The DATEM 5000 unit is a co
Saipem has signed new E&C Offshore contracts in Angola, Kazakhstan and North Sea, worth approximately $950 million. In Angola, Saipem has been awarded an EPCI contract by CABGOC for the Congo River Crossing Pipeline Project, to be developed off the coasts of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Con
According to albertleatribune.com, the Shell Rock River Watershed District board of managers will hold an emergency meeting at 2 p.m. Friday in the Albert Lea Room of the Freeborn County Government Center. Members will discuss the possible purchase of a lake dredger and dredging equipment. This meet
Today, Deltares will start a unique experiment with geotextile on the IJkdijk in Groningen. The 15 m wide and 0,5 m long textile has been positioned vertically on the test dike. Over a period of one week, tests will be conducted to see if this approach can counteract piping. Sensors and water-pressu
Khalifa Port has smashed the Abu Dhabi record for the total number of containers moved in a day. The MSC Livorno managed to load and offload 2,500 TEUs (containers) within 24 hours. The Livorno is the sister ship of the MSC Bari, the first container ship to officially use Khalifa Port’s semi-automat
In August 2012 Konecranes received two orders for a total of nine RTGs (Rubber Tired Gantry) from Bolloré Group. The cranes will be delivered to MPS Container Terminal in Tema, Ghana and Benin Container Terminal in Cotonou, Benin. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the orders. “Thi
